Ceramic pot



April 15, 1941. H, 1-, RWT R' 2,238,781

CERAMIC POT Filed Aug. 5, 1939 INVENTOR A TTORNE Ya.

Patented Apr. 15, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERAMIC POT Henry T.Bitter, South Rockwood, Mich.

Application August 3, 1939, Serial No. 288,074

Claims.

My invention relates to ceramic containers and methods, andparticularlyv to a ceramic container having a lipped edge for receivingand anchoring crushed screening wire which is employed for positioningthe stems of flowers therein.

Containers of the open type, employed for holding cut flowers, becomepractical only when some form of supporting means is disposed thereinfor anchoring the stems of the flowers. While various forms ofsupporting devices have been constructed and provided, none have provenas satisfactory as an irregular ball of crushed screen such as chickenwire. The irregular disposition of the wires permit the stems of theflowers to be worked therethrough to be anchored and prevented fromworking therefrom. The difficulty experienced with this type of holdingmeans was that of having the balled wire retain its form and remainconcealed within the container. I have provided a particular type of pothaving tongues or a continuous lip at the top, or adjacent thereto, forthe purpose of anchoring the crushed wire within the container. The lipis also useful in preventing the swashing of the water from over the topof the container when moved. The pot may be molded from glass, clay orother formable materials.

Accordingly, the main objects of my invention are to provide spacedtongues or a continuous lip on the inner edge of a ceramic receptaclefor retaining a crushed wire screen therebelow; to provide a continuouslip about the upper inner edge of a ceramic receptacle for receiving theballed screen element which supports the stems of flowers and whichprevents the water from splashing out from the receptacle; to mold acontinuous lip below the upper edge of a ceramic receptacle forreceiving the support for stems of flowers; and in general, to provide areceptacle with spaced tongues or a continuous lip for holding the stemsupporting element therein, which is simple in construction andeconomical of manufacture.

Other objects and features of novelty of my invention will be eitherspecifically pointed out or will become apparent when referring, for abetter understanding of my invention, to the following description takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ceramic receptacle embodyingfeatures of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated inFig. 1, taken on the line 2-2 thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan View ofstructure, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 1, showing a modifiedform thereof;

Fig. 4 is a view of structure, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 3,showing a further form which my invention may assume;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the structure illustrated in Fig. 4, takenon the line 55 thereof.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I have illustrated a container l0 having a continuouslip ll projecting from the inner surface some distance below the topedge l2 thereof. The'lip ll forms an anchoring means for a ball I3 ofcrushed screening wire which is disposed in the container l 0 below thelip I I thereof. The stems I4 of the flowers are worked down through theballed wire I3 where they will be securely anchored. The container ll]may be made of any suitable material such as clay, glass, metal or anywell known plastic substance. The lip H is also available to prevent theswashing of the water in the receptacle over the edge l2 thereof.

In Fig. 3, I have illustrated the container I 0 provided with aplurality of spaced tongues I 5 which are similar in section to the lipII. The tongues l5 function to anchor the crushed wire in the lowerportion of the receptacle and provide a greater area for receiving thestems of the flowers because of the spacing of the tongues.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I have illustrated a further form of receptacle l6having a lip I! at its upper edge which functions in the same manner asthe lip II and the tongues l5 of the receptacle illustrated in Figs. 2and 3, respectively. That is to say, the projection 11 may either be acontinuous lip or maybe spaced tongues. The lip or tongues provide ananchor for the crushed screening wire l3 as explained hereinabove, andis also valuable for preventing the swashing of the water from thereceptacle.

It will be understood that various shapes of receptacles may be moldedin any manner known in the art, constructed from any workable materialsuch as metal, glass, clay, and organic resins. The receptacle formed inaccordance with my invention has a continuous lip or spaced tonguesprojecting from the upper inner surface to act as a means for anchoringthe balled screening wire or other element employed to receive andanchor the stems of flowers. employed adjacent the top of thereceptacle, water is prevented from swashing over its edge which addsfurther novelty to the invention. In employing the tongues, a greaternumber of stems may be inserted in the receptacle although the value ofthe feature of preventing the swashing of. the water is reduced.

When a continuous lip is I While I have described and illustratedseveral embodiments of my invention, it will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art that various change, omission, additions andsubstitutions may be made therein Without departing from the spirit andscope of my invention, as set forth in the accompanying claims.

What I claim is:

1. A receptacle having spaced tongues projecting inwardly at the top ofthe receptacle, and crushed mesh screen which holds the stems of cutflowers anchored by said tongues.

2. A receptacle having at the top edge thereof a continuous lip, andcrushed screening wire within said receptacle retained by said lip.

3. A receptacle having at the top edge thereof a continuous lip, and aflower retaining element secured in said receptacle when held againstthe bottom and wall of said receptacle by said lip.

4. A receptacle having near the top edge spaced tongues, and a flowerretaining element in said receptacle held against the bottom and wallthereof by said tongues.

5. A receptacle having means projecting inwardly of the top edgethereof, and a retaining element for flowers disposed in said receptacleand retained against the wall and bottom of said receptacle by saidprojecting means.

HENRY T. BITTER.

